Bob Barr

Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, serving as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and as a member of the Committee on Financial Services. He now practices law and runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and with offices in the Washington, D.C. area. Barr works tirelessly to help preserve our fundamental right to privacy and our other civil liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

Amateur drone hobbyists, beware! If you happen to make one red cent from any video filmed with your small drone or if Uncle Sam thinks you are -- you might soon receive an unwelcome notice in the mail or an ominous visitor at your door.

Yesterday, March 10, 2015 was a Red Letter Day. No; it had nothing to do with Hillarys e-mail coming out party at the United Nations. And, no, ISIS has not forsaken its bloodlust ways. Its perhaps even more remarkable. A federal government agency has backed down!

The Administration of Barack Obama may be struggling with strengthening the economy, controlling the damage of Obamacare, remaining an influential player in international politics, and a number of other crucial issues, but it has at least found one area in which the President excels denigrating the country he leads.

Lynchs autobiographic presentation was eloquent; excellent and powerful as Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham gushed. Were her confirmation based solely on the caliber of her personal story, Obamas nominee would be a shoo-in.

Earlier this month, I wrote about a case out of Maryland involving a Florida resident who was pulled-over by Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) police, and subjected to harassment and intimidation, all because the driver was the holder of a Florida concealed carry permit.

Rather than enjoy the tangible reality of our own, God-granted existence, we cling to social media in order to live vicariously through the ephemeral, digital experiences of others. In the process, we are losing our sense of decency, morality and humanity.

In 1964, Ayn Rand wrote that American society was quickly heading toward what she called the stage of ultimate inversion, in which the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission. Rand, who came to America to escape the tyranny of the Soviet Union, saw in mid-20th Century America a country following a similar course as the one she escaped; in which government ruled by brute force and increased its power as it eroded individual rights.

I'm minding my business, officer, pleads the man on the video. Please just leave me alone. Minutes later the man, confronted by police for allegedly selling loose cigarettes, would be placed in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground, eventually dying from injuries sustained by the restraint.

Last week, residents of Ferguson, Missouri might have noticed a strange sight amidst the scenes of burning buildings, overturned cars, crazed rioters, and police in full military dress. Standing stoically on the rooftops of buildings in areas threatened by prolonged rioting were men dressed in masks and camouflage, armed with buckets of water, fire extinguishers, and occasionally AR-15 rifles.

Even in the United States, we see eerie similarities developing within and among the myriad federal agencies that are either directly or indirectly involved in gathering, processing, disseminating, and data-basing information on and about the citizenry. This is no longer a concern that should be directed only at those agencies historically tasked with such activities the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA primarily. Virtually every federal agency has now become part of the problem.

Proponents of the cleverly-named proposal known as "Net Neutrality" argue government regulation is needed in order to keep the Internet open and free, by preventing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from establishing Internet fast lanes at premium costs. Opponents, including Cruz and many Internet experts, argue that opening the door to government regulation of ISPs in this way will stifle innovation, increase costs, and ultimately hurt consumers.

You do not need to retain the services of a high-priced, K-Street consultant (I understand that high-priced and K-Street are redundant terms) to decipher the tea leaves of yesterdays mid-year election. The message for the Obama Agenda and those who advocate for it was loud and clear: Dont let the door hit you on the way out!

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